Thought-bytes of South America and I hate Monsanto!!!

Happy Birthday Cruz Hernandez!!! At 128 the El Salvadorian woman is possibly the oldest living person, although Guiness claims it is Ecuadorian Maria Esther de Capovilla who is a mere 116. Let the battle of the post-centurians begin. I put my U.S. dollars on Cruz, because US dollars is the currency in El Salvador and Ecuador. Didn't know that.

Latin America is feeling its oil. Good ol' Evo Morales nationalized Bolivias oil and true to world wide form his pal Hugo Chavez mentioned they didn't like like that Peru had finalized a free-trade agreement with Washington. Neither do they want to share their resources with Washington. The want to isolationist the resources of South America and I wish them the best, I would like to see the same in our country!!!

I must admit I kind of like Evo Morales at least as portrayed by the BBC. Small time coca farmer makes good!!!

I am hoping that the more other countries of the world attempt to use natural resources as chokeholds on our economy the faster American ingenuity gets us on the renewable resource bandwagon.

Child labor has dropped by 10% in the last 4 years. That is good news.

Half of Monsantos experiments in France are destroyed by the irate French each year. Wow I never thought I would be happy with any French actions, but le bon travail

Fifty women in Moracco were ordained as Muslim priests (morchidat). Finally a voice of reason as the moderate Islamic movement makes strides in a notoriously extremist region. They still don't get to lead prayers though, just wander around preaching the word to other women, but hey still great.

Willows thoughts on these matters matters.